Bill on undocumented-immigrant drivers isn’t dead yet: Opinion

An update on this morning’s update on important bills in Sacramento: The bill to allow undocumented immigrants to apply for California driver’s licenses isn’t dead after all.

After Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Salinas, said he would hold AB 60 until the next legislative session to make further changes to try to gather more support, it was amended and passed by the state Senate.

Apparently, one amendment included a provision that undocumented immigrants’ driver’s licenses to bear special markings.

The general idea behind the bill is sound: People who are here illegally seeking work may try to drive with or without licenses. It makes the roads safer for everybody to go through the tests required to get licenses, which certify they can operate motor vehicles safely and know the rules of the road, and are insured.